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Harsin’s home in time for the holidays Former Boise State offensive coordinator returns to the Blue Turf as head coach
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On Dec. 11, five days after the departure of eight-year head coach Chris Petersen, Boise State announced the hire of their newest football coach, Bryan Harsin. Harsin comes to Boise State after a one-year stint as head coach at Arkansas State where he went 7-5 in his debut season. Harsin led the Red Wolves to a tie for the Sun Belt conference championship. Harsin, a Capitol High School graduate, played quarterback for the Broncos from 1995-1999. Harsin served as a member of the coaching staff for the Broncos from 2001-2010 and was the offensive coordinator from 2006-2010. In his stint as offensive coordinator, the Broncos posted two perfect seasons in 2006 and 2009 and capped them off with BCS bowl wins in 2007 and 2010. “We’re coming home,” Harsin said in a statement. “Kes (Harsin’s wife) and I are thrilled about returning to Boise State; it’s a special place built by special people. One of the hardest decisions we ever made was leaving Boise. We did that so I could become a better coach, so I could one day have the opportunity to return as head coach—that day has arrived.”
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Sitting in Goldy’s Corner Café with a turquoise typewriter in between them is Katlyn Garside, a senior creative writing and French major at Boise State, and Kylie MacEntee, a local writer. Every Wednesday at 5 p.m. these two come together and offer to write poems and short stories for any stranger who ventures to ask for one. They call this performance art, “words on demand,” and so says the small sign that they propped up on the end of their table. “There’s no charge or anything like that; it’s basically just to get our writing out there,” MacEntee said. “Words on demand” allows the two to create pieces of work on the spot. It’s not only to get their names out there, but also to hone their skills. “Essentially we just set up with a typewriter and our signs, letting people know that they can request a story or a poem or anything and we write it out and give it to them,” MacEntee said. Garside and MacEntee have been doing “words on demand” for about a month. All of the pieces are written on pieces of paper that are 5x7 inches. Each piece they hand out is signed, numbered and marked with the name of their company, Ripe & Ruin. MacEntee initially started the company to sell the earrings that she makes, but now the company has expanded to anything that is creation. The two met through a writing workshop that they had put together with mutual
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friends. After the workshop died down, they wanted to keep writing and get their writing out to an audience. The number of people who ask for a piece varies with each week. “It’s very dependent whether something is going on downtown or not,” Garside said. They choose to write on a typewriter because it’s the easiest way to write something that is legible, can be printed automatically and handed out. “It keeps you from being able to edit your work; we like to have the mistakes included,” MacEntee said. “It shows the process of writing.” People can come to the table with suggestions of what kind of story or poem they want. Once they were asked to write Harry Potter fanfiction. Another time, a person emailed them his photos from his recent vacation and asked for a story inspired from those. Others will give the reigns completely over to the writers. “It’s kind of whatever we want to write if somebody doesn’t give us a prompt,” MacEntee said For the most part, Garside will write the poems and MacEntee does the short stories. If there is an overwhelming demand for one or the other they will crossover. Sometimes MacEntee will also write letters or journal entries for the participants. They write at Goldy’s because it is a comfortable location for them and they enjoy the people that come through. It also doesn’t hurt that Goldy’s is very supportive of what they do.
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“They are extremely supportive of people in the art community and it’s just a great vibe here,” MacEntee said. In general, the people who receive their work are very ecstatic about the pieces they get. So far, they haven’t had any negative feedback. After they write each piece, they don’t keep a hard copy, but they take a photo of each piece they hand out to keep for a portfolio that they are compiling of their work. “I think we’ll notice something in our writing evolve as we keep progressing and doing more and more of this,” MacEntee said. As the project grows, Garside and MacEntee would like to include other people. “Eventually we would like to have an open typewriter where we can have guest writers,” MacEntee said. “If they want to sit down and participate for however long, they’re welcome to even if they’re strangers to us.” To stay updated with “words on demand,” look up Ripe & Ruin on Facebook.
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Katelyn Garside sits with her trusty typewriter ready to make words.
Moisturize Me The rain fell on Bad Wolf Bay, drizzling over the ghostly apparitions of beachy mists on lost travelers.
And as the waves returned to the shore, the water washed away the morning apparitions through wafts of mid-morning sun
The drips of water faded each form on the cold beach morning What was tangible and What was not.
~Katlyn Garside
Transparent hands reached through the blue and the grainy wafts of sand from the morning tide.
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Aries (March 21- April 19): Santa’s elves are hard at work this year, getting all of your stupid Iphones and leather boots ready so that you can own a bunch of stuff you don’t need. These elves don’t even have proper health insurance and are not given access to proper bathrooms. Also, they are all malnourished because they only eat cookies and candy canes.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Watch what you say this year around your younger family members. Your pride about your education and accomplishments may anger those who haven’t had the opportunity to go on and experience secondary education. Try to remind your cousins in junior high that college isn’t all about drinking, it’s mostly about doing drugs.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): You are always extremely sensitive about the feelings of your friends and family. Sometimes you just break into tears when you think about all of the pain in the world caused by farts and indigestion. Make it your mission to make sure everyone around you is taking proper medication and holding in their farts.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This time of year, you may notice strange men and women have set up stalls in grocery store parking lots to sell dead trees. Do not trust these people as they have stolen the soul forces from each tree and are trying to convince buyers that the trees can simply be replanted in the backyard and will continue growing.
Gemini (May 21-June 20): After putting up all of your Christmas lights this year, you realize that the neighbors have become upset about your decorations. Perhaps your “sexy Christmas” theme came on a bit too strong. Your neighbors are tired of explaining to their children the reason Mrs. Clause is topless and why Santa is only wearing black socks.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22): You are a very spiritual person and will be shaken to the core this week when it is revealed to you that Jesus was most likely born in the springtime. That explains why He was always dressed in a thin white robe instead of massive puffy winter coat in all of the photos we have of Him. He did miss out on skiing though.
Cancer (June 21-July 22): Watch for bad omens this holiday break. If you see a black cat crossing your path, run away squealing and push old ladies out of your way as you flee in terror. If you go to the bathroom and the toilet seat is cold, tear it off of the toilet and violently throw it through a closed window. Breaking the window should end the curse.
Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 19): All of the little boys and girls are no doubt excited by all of the gifts Santa has in store for them this Christmas. Its up to you to remind them the real reason for Christmas: overeating. Bake plenty of cookies and muffins and force feed all of the children at your local elementary school. Tell them the truth about Santa too.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): As you prepare to take a month-long break from your studies, don’t forget to honor your spirit animal by lighting scented candles and holding late night poetry readings. Express yourself freely and loudly no matter how late it is or how much you have had to drink. But stop if your roommates threaten to call the police. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may feel like you are spinning your wheels this week as you try to get around town. In actuality, you are spinning your wheels because it is icy outside, you don’t have four wheel drive and your tires are bald as all hell. Even though you are trying to stay in good shape, it’s hard to ride a bike in the ice and snow.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): With spring term steadily approaching, you have looked over the courses and are upset about the lack of diversity offered by the university. I mean, where is the Walker Texas Ranger course? Where is the class about the vast cultural influences of Touched by an Angel? Sometimes I wonder about this place... Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): President Kustra has invited you to his house for Christmas dinner this year. Don’t be rude and remember to RSVP and bring your finest bottle of wine and homemade dish. Kustra will entertain the household with his singing and tap dancing routine and will spend the evening drinking wine and prank calling Coach Pete with you.
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Alexi Sprague opened her email and yelped with joy. She then proceeded to run throughout Chaeffee Hall screaming in excitement. Jacksons Food Stores, in partnership with Swire Coca-Cola, presented junior English major, Sprague, with a $3,000 scholarship during the Boise State verses New Mexico game. “We are fortunate to partner with our friends at Swire Coca-Cola to offer this scholarship opportunity,” said Cory Jackson, president of Jacksons Food Stores. Sprague had no inclination she would be the recipient of the scholarship. “I was just kind of taking a shot in the dark. I like to apply for things just in case; you never know,” Sprague said. More than 2,000 applicants applied for the scholarship. Of those applicants, 10 were chosen at random then the panel
read those essays and picked Sprague’s. The only requirement for this scholarship was that applicants needed to be full-time students. Applications were collected from Oct. 14 to Nov. 15 on Jacksons’ website and promoted on Jacksons Food Stores Facebook page. Katrina Lemmon, advertising and promotions manager for Jacksons Food Stores, explained why Jacksons invests in education. “It’s important that we support education. We’re happy to present a Boise State student with a scholarship,” Lemmon said. Sprague expressed her gratitude regarding the scholarship. “I was actually worried I wouldn’t be able to afford to be here next semester,” Sprague said. “It’s pretty much helping me pay for my spring semester in its entirety.” In order to attend school next semester, Sprague would have had to take out a student loan, something she did not want to do.
Alexi Sprague was presented a $3,000 scholarship during the Boise State verses New Mexico game. Sprague feels strongly about receiving a degree. “Education is the most important thing you can do with your life,” Sprague said.
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After another semester, students of Boise State have had the opportunity to evaluate their professors efficiency. Course evaluations were collected until Dec. 12 by the administration to help determine professor growth for 2014. “They’ve always been quite important,” said Jim Munger, Ph.D., vice provost for Academic Planning. “It’s a key aspect of feedback that you get about how things are going.” Munger also instructs biology at the university. Evaluations are required to be offered by every instructor in either online form or paper form. Student participation is not required. Participation rates for completing evaluations ranges from between 50 and 60
percent Munger said. Moving to online evaluations in 2010 has helped increase response rate since it has allowed students to respond anywhere, anytime rather than in their class where they have only so much time. Evaluation Impact: Munger explained that students who don’t participate can expect to not have their voices heard. “If you don’t say something nobody’s going to respond,” Munger said. Evaluations play a role in professor advancement as well as development. Pay raises and promotions for professors are influenced by the evaluation system. Rewards may be granted to professors with consistent positive reviews over those who receive consistent negative reviews. After the evaluation period ends, evals are avail-
able to professors after final grades have been distributed to prevent professors from altering grades out of malice. Conversely, the student eval period also ends before final grades so that professors won’t be graded poorly out of spite. Who’s Doing Them? “I’d like the professors to take them seriously—some of them do and some of them don’t,” said Tia Alslaben, junior communication major. Alslaben has done every eval for every professor since she has been coming to the university. Students do not know the outcome of their evaluations, whether professors are actually changing since they may not have that professor again. The student body must rely on department chairs and deans to see that professors are receiving
the development they need. “A lot of professors just stay the same, no matter what,” Alslaben said. But for some, evaluations are a necessary outlet for frustrations about classes. Tanner Barker, a senior history major, found out from a professor that an entire
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caused many of us to get a much worse grade than we would have otherwise,” Barker said. “He didn’t set proper expectations for the course.”
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Famous People This “Breaking Expectations” is staff writer Shelby Bodine’s firsthand experience with living with mental illness. There tends to be a belief that celebrities or people of power who we idolize could never have a mental illness. Mental illness isn’t glamorous enough to be bestowed upon these people who are brilliant and beautiful and talented. Well, the cruel reality of this world is that mental illness does not care about the amount of money in your bank account, your social status or your level of celebrity. Mental illness will pick who it wants to pick. Here are a few celebrities that I bet you had no idea were bipolar: Robert Pattinson, Robert Downey Jr., Marilyn Monroe, the rapper DMX, Jimi Hendrix, Beethoven, Elvis Presley, President Abraham Lincoln, Sir Isaac Newton, van Gogh, Picasso and Alfred Hitchcock to name a few. Frank Sinatra said it best when he said, “Being an 18-karat manic depressive, and having lived a life of violent emotional contradictions, I have an over-acute capacity for sadness as well as elation.” That’s right, Ol’ Blue Eyes was bipolar. You can only imagine the amount of sympathy and empathetic feelings he got from his massive amount of fans. While he definitely deserved the support, there is an issue at hand with people feeling sorry for a celebrity because of a mental illness, while they shun their own friends and family members for having the exact same mental illness. While I am not saying that it isn’t harder to maintain your clarity in the public eye, it still doesn’t make it easier to feel okay with no fame at all. The moral to the story is that mental illness is mental illness no matter how many cameras you have following you around. Even if you haven’t made a single movie, you still need the same amount of support that celebrities need, not the same amount as they receive, but since we are all still humans with brains that are affected by mental illness, we all still need to know that we are loved and supported even though our brains are different.
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Freshman Max Rothschild has more under his belt than just any freshman engineering major at Boise State. He also has a patented product that has licenses with more than a few of the most recognizable franchises. The product is called a ZipBin. The idea is that it can be a mat that kids can unfold and play with their Legos or Barbies on and then it can fold back into a bin for carrying toys around or for storing them. Rothschild said the idea came to him and his father when he was about eight. “My dad had a lot of engineering experience prior to that, so when I told him about the idea, because I wanted to contribute as a little kid, we had to go through a lot of different prototypes to find the right geometrical shape that would zip up and work,” Rothschild said. Rothschild and his father have more than a couple licenses with major brands and franchises such as Lego, Barbie, Star Wars, Lego Star Wars, Hot Wheels, Full Throttle and Go Sport to name a few. The idea for the ZipBin
was anything but an overnight process. “It takes a lot of time and money to get through the stages of getting your idea patented, so you have to have a lot of patience,” Rothschild said. “You have to get through lawyers to make sure the requirements are specific enough because it has to be really specific to get approved.” From the time when it was sent out to be patented, the product took roughly four years to actually be approved. Rothschild can’t really compare his childhood to that of a kid without a patented product. “When you start to grow up with it, I don’t have anything to compare it to. I haven’t lived anything different so I don’t have anything to compare it to,” Rothschild said. According to Rothschild, the most difficult thing they faced were the regulations he had to adhere to and all the trials and errors they faced. “My dad was more in charge of the actual materials and designing the details, I was more in charge of the fundamental concept of the design itself,” Rothschild said. Although not too many dinner table business
meetings took place, there were plenty that happened in the basement where the design was actually taking shape. “We’d just go down there and start talking more and messing around with it and drawing out ideas,” Rothschild said. Rothschild mentioned that there are a lot of politics involved with it and a lot of legalities that he had no understanding of. “I usually left all that stuff up to my dad since I was about 10 at this point. It’s actually kind of funny because at one point a lawyer needed my signature so I signed my first name in cursive, but I didn’t know how to do a capital ‘R,’ so I had my first name in cur-
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sive and my last name was in print,” Rothschild said. Even though it would be fairly simple to continue the family business with ZipBin, Rothschild clarified that he really doesn’t have the same passion for it anymore and would
rather follow his own career path to electrical engineering. “Whenever you find something that you are passionate about, no matter how hard it is, you’ll find a way to make it happen,” Rothschild said.
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Working over the so-called break Sidney Crabtree, sophomore, computI have been back in col- er science major
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lege for almost four years now and over that time I have always wondered what other students think of having tons of homework and tests due immediately following long breaks. I always work ahead on assignments, but I still never seem to be able to take an actual break. And I’m not alone. There are tons of students who work on projects over our so-called breaks, but then there are some who don’t.
Camilo Rojas, junior Health science major
Q: Are you a student who had to work on assignments throughout the entire break? A: I got all my homework done beforehand, because I’m what you would call really cool. I’m not dumb or a slacker and I’m pretty forward thinking. Q: Did your professors assign anything that was due immediately following the break, like a big assignment or a test? A: No. I finished the quiz (that was due) a week before. Q: So you had no school work to do over the break? A: No, because I have real work you know. I’m not like 18, I’m actually 30.
Q: What kind of assignments did you have assigned immediately before the break and what do you have due after? A: I had a 20 minute persuasive presentation due at the end of break and we’re presenting at the end of this week. Q: Did that force you to work on it over the entire break? A: It’s a group project, so we all had to collaborate and we all live in different states, so it was kind of rough. But we weren’t working all of break. We just had a lot of emails going back and forth. Q: Did you get to take any break at all? A: Yeah some, but not as much as I would have liked. Q: What do you think of professors assigning work that you have to do over the break? A: It was a bummer.
Ronnie Blackwell, Senior, Spanish major
Q: What did you have to work on over the break? A: One of the things that we had to do was this side project for the Spanish department and it’s worth 5 percent of our grade. We have to make a five min-
ute video for each Spanish course that you’re taking upper division and it’s due the first week after Thanksgiving. So it’s heavily implied that you do it over the break, along with studying. I have an exam this week and all of our assignments still on a normal basis are due for this last week. So I have a test, those four videos and still all that homework. Q: How do you feel about having to work over break instead of actually having a break? A: It’s stressful. If you don’t do it then you’re thinking about it. If you are doing it then you’re just constantly either at school over break or you don’t get to spend as much time with family as you want to, especially people that have to commute to places. Q: Did you get much time before break to plan for this homework? A: They give you all semester to plan it but it’s still like a new thing. So everyone else is still learning how to even do it. It’s kind of like not until now do you actually focus on it. They tell you about it at the beginning but it’s one of those things that nobody really thinks about until the end because we’ve had to do a whole bunch of other things for all my other classes.
Q: So it was pretty significant to you? A: Yeah, especially if you’re trying to maintain a decent GPA and B’s and A’s. Five percent of your grade is huge. And it’s 5 percent that’s a side project; it’s not even anything that’s in the curriculum.
Rachel Oldham, sophomore, criminal justice major
Q: Why didn’t you have homework or major assignments due after the break? A: My teachers didn’t want to do homework and they knew we didn’t want to do homework, so they said ‘don’t worry about it.’ Q: And that was for all of your classes? A: Yeah, it was. It was awesome. Q: How many classes are you taking? A: Five. Q: So out of five classes none of them assigned anything major? A: Yeah, no, just light reading. Q: So did you have a nice break? A: I did. Well, I worked a 40 hour Black Friday weekend, but it was pretty good. Q: Do you feel that not having homework over the break was beneficial? A: Yes, very much so. I like not having to worry about too many things especially on my Black Friday weekend working retail.
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I remember being back in high school and either dreading a specific class, or holding back a smile at break so my friends wouldn’t notice I was anxious for break to end so could go to class. I was always an “A” and “B” student, but who I had as a teacher was the determin-
ing factor of which grade I would achieve in that class. In book seven of Plato’s Republic, Plato states that, “… you must train the children in their studies in a playful manner, and without force, with the further object of discerning more readily the natural bent of their respective characters.” Plato suggested that a child should learn in an environment in which he
or she can learn without being forced to, as well as whatever teaching style fits their personality. By having a student learn this way, it will ensure success, in any subject, for the teacher and the pupil. The perfect teacher, as John Locke described them is, “…he that has found a way how to keep up a child’s spirit, easy, active, and free; and yet, at
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the same time, to restrain him from many things he has a mind to, and to draw him to things that are uneasy to him; he, I say, that knows how to reconcile these seeming contradictions, has, in my opinion, got the true secret of education.” In an episode of “Ted Talk,” Bill Gates explained the measures of effective teaching and how it is ben-
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eficial in the classroom. The main point he is trying to get across in “Ted Talk” is that to effectively teach students we need to prepare the teachers to teach them. We can use technology to make this happen, specifically video cameras in a classroom setting to allow teachers to review their teaching styles so that they can make adjustments when needed. In America, “Building this system will also require a considerable investment…up to 5 billion dollars.” This money may never be seen because
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of the large deficit we have in America, or if it does come, it will be later rather than sooner. We need to start investing in this community’s education system more. We need to dig a little deeper into our wallets to provide classrooms with this technology, since more government funding is out of the question. We may have to make an extra sacrifice or two, but this investment will pay off in the long run. Money comes and goes, but a proper education stays with us forever.
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In response to the article, “Boise State receives a C on sexual report card” (Dec. 2, 2013), it is understandable how a limited review of information would lead an individual to believe that Boise State does not do much toward sexual health education. While this is one perspective, the arbiter The Arbiter
dents in the residence halls via vending machines in the bathrooms and condoms are provided to students in the Norco Building (for free!). A variety of educational events occur throughout the year, which include Health Huts put on by Wellness Peer Educators bringing sexual health information to students on the quad, in addition to a variety of sexual health related programing (during both the Fall and Spring semesters) that covers topics such as sexual decision making,
healthy relationships, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, breast health and testing and treatment. These programs are brought directly to students in the residence halls and other areas of campus. Programs and presentations by a professional Health Educator are also made available upon request. In addition to information provided Wellness Services, students can also access a wide variety of information and support by connecting with Counseling and Medical Services.
Students should know to look beyond the limited scope of an article that may be looking to grab attention and learn more about resources available to them on campus. By doing so, the grade offered by the article may be revised to a higher grade. For additional information about sexual health related issues or to schedule a presentation on the topic, please feel free to visit http://healthservices.boisestate.edu/services/wellness/ or email wellness@boisestate.edu.
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students should understand they have a wide variety of resources and educational opportunities available to them that may lead to a different conclusion. Wellness Services provides services that contradict the impression offered by this article. Services include free confidential HIV testing (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m.), student and faculty health coaching sessions on sexual health issues, condoms and dental dams are available for stu-
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Marines serve Toys for Tots Cheyenne Perry
Marines on a military base in Hawaii sort the donations received in their Toys for Tots drive. not about Marines delivering toys. “It’s not about us,” Carlson said. Carlson stressed that he and his fellow Marines receive immense help from the community in the whole process. “The dozen Marines here could not do this on our own,” Carlson said. According to Carlson, the Treasure Valley Toys for
Tots program helps about 15,000 children a year. It accomplishes this with the help of individual volunteers, organizations and about 80 agencies. One of the major volunteer groups that helps the program is the Toys for Tots Motorcycle Ride committee. Their annual motorcycle ride event acts as the “unofficial” opening event for the
Learning-in-action wraps up for the semester with student event Lance Moore @LanceMoore07
On Dec. 9, the ServiceLearning Program at Boise State partnered with the Teaching and Learning Center in order to present the projects of service-learning students to campus. Throughout the semester, students from assorted fields of study took their knowledge out into the Treasure Valley and put it towards civil service. The purpose the Service
-Learning Program is to enhance student learning and to connect students to community-based organizations. From communication to kinesiology students, classes that partner with service-learning provide an outlet for its students to practically apply their classroom knowledge in the real world. Jeffrey Eggleston, second year graduate exercise science and sports studies major, portrayed his work from his kinesiology 545
class in which he spent his time working with the Good Samaritan Home. “My personal accomplishment this semester has been seeing the individual improvements in the residents at the Good Samaritan Home,” Eggleston said. “Due to my classmates and my personalized approach to prescribing exercise routines for the residents, greater improvements were made because we had a greater understanding of how the residents were af-
local Toys for Tots program. Five Marine veterans comprise this committee and began the first ride event four years ago. Marine veterans Andy Wilson, Dino Glascock, Dwight Murphy, Terry Regelin and Tom Myers started the committee on the 235th birthday of the Marine Corps in a local tavern—Quinn’s Restaurant and Lounge. The owners of fected by their individual chronic conditions or impairments.” Eggleston spoke about what service-learning meant to him personally. “The Service-Learning Program allows students to use the theories taught in their class in a practical manner, rather than just a theoretical manner,” Eggleston said. From a student to faculty perspective, the Service-Learning Program is a conduit for personal growth in both realms. It provides that opportunity for application of knowledge while harboring a service element. It is a partnership which seems to be well received
the tavern—Gary Sullivan and daughter Lisa Sullivan—helped the committee flourish. The committee and ride event have become prominent for public awareness of Toys for Tots. Murphy, one of the veterans who began the committee, sees their involvement as showing the public what’s truly important. “All of us want to show
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The Marines—active duty, reserve and veterans—who comprise the local Toys for Tots program, have put in a lot of hours behind-the-scenes. About 12-15 Marines in the Boise area work fulltime from early November to late December for the program. They drop-off and collect boxes and toys, house the toys, sort them, organize them, and prepare them for agencies to deliver. Usually this is strictly volunteer work. Major Travis Carlson, the officer in charge of the Marine detachment in Boise, explained they are “prohibited to use government assets to support the program.” This means the Marines use their personal vehicles to deliver and pick-up boxes and they pay for their own fuel. The Marines’ volunteer work covers all costs. The only part of the process the Marines usually don’t participate in is the distribution of the toys. They leave that to agencies like the Salvation Army. “Often times we don’t have the instant gratification,” Carlson said. Carlson explained the reason for this is that the program is about the kids,
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this valley that bikers are kind of stereotyped…We have heart…It’s up to us to not let little kids suffer,” Murphy said. This committee not only began the annual motorcycle ride with donated toys as the “entry fee,” but also distributes their own drop-off boxes. Currently, the committee has about 50 boxes at different locations throughout Boise. Four of those boxes are on the Boise State campus. Murphy used to attend Boise State and now works for Taco Bell Arena security. He thinks Boise State can help the program. “I think Boise State is a bigger hub of this valley than outside of Boise State realizes,” Murphy said. Both Carlson and Murphy talked about the importance of community involvement—including Boise State—in the program. Carlson wanted to give a “parting thank you to the community.” He expressed his gratitude for the community’s help in providing children with toys they wouldn’t normally have. People are asked to leave new, unwrapped toys in the boxes at Boise State for the committee to pick up. All donations can be made at the Boise State Student Media Offices.
Service-Learning students portray projects. and respected. The Service-Learning Program has around 80 community-based partnerships which work with Service-Learning and faculty per year. Along with this, over
3,000 Boise State students participate in service learning every year. For more information on Service-Learning check out their website at www.servicelearning.boisestate.edu.
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The holidays for many families are filled with traditions. Ballet Idaho will continue their tradition as they prepare to perform “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 20-22 at the Morrison Center. In 1892, Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky's two-act ballet was deemed a failure when presented at Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. It wasn’t until the 1950s when George Balanchine choreographed it for the New York City Ballet that the ballet was a success and became a staple in holiday festivities worldwide. Artistic Director of Ballet Idaho Peter Anastos moved to Boise six years ago from New York City and one of his first assignments was to choreograph “The Nutcracker.” “Nutcracker is a popular holiday tradition with a lot of families,” Anastos said. “It's a great fantasy for kids, and it also makes adults feel like kids too. Plus, there's Tchaikovsky's magnificent
score, one of the greatest in ballet.” Anastos’ favorite part of the ballet is the second act, because that's where all the real dancing happens. He also likes the “The Battle of the Mice and Soldiers" at the end of act one because he gets to use his creativity and each year they try to choreograph something new and funny. “Our Mouse King usually does the latest dance, but sorry, no twerking,” Anastos said. “The Nutcracker” is one of the more anticipated ballets locally, as there are over 100 Academy Ballet students, along with 25 company dancers performing. “We anticipate the matinees selling out,” said Kim Kaine, marketing director for Ballet Idaho. “The beautiful music by Tchaikovsky, the excitement and the beauty of the ballet—just a very memorable ballet for people of all ages three to 90.” The holidays are in the air everywhere you go this time of year. Downtown has lights and horse and car-
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Morrison Center welcomes Nutcracker
Classic Nutcracker ballet comes through Morrison Center for Boise community to enjoy. riage rides. Grocery stores have aisles of Christmas candy stocked and ready. In a few weeks, the Morrison Center will have “The Nutcracker.”
“I love the music and I love the seasonal feel to the Morrison Center,” Helen Barnes said. “You know the holidays are here when you attend.”
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Pure Heroine is the debut album of 17 year-old pop culture rebel Lorde who hails from New Zealand. The Youtube sensation, whose real name is Ella Maria Lani YelichO’Connor, shot to stardom when her hit single “Royals” reached 750,000 views quickly after its release. Her lack of conformity
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to the conventional pop idol persona has been what sets her apart from other young artists such as Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift of whom she has been vocally critical. Lorde authored all the lyrics for the songs in Pure Heroine as well as co-writing the music for each song as well. Combining her indielined electro-resonating sound with a raw and personal musical passion, Lorde has broken many
modern conventions of the young rising singer stereotype and is on her way towards taking the music world by storm. This album is a combination of stories attributed to her young life as well as her views on the pop culture from her perspective. She is a self-proclaimed feminist. As best described in a recent interview with Pitchfork Media publications, writer Lindsay Zoladz described her
as, “In the current pop firmament, Lorde is a black hole.” This encapsulates not only Lorde as an artist but Pure Heroine as well. Her anti-fame antics and emotional outcries of feeling make up a tangible grasp into the heart of her music. This is as she sees the world, according to Lorde. The purpose of listening to a certain artist or genre of music is relatability. The lyrics of Pure Heroine can
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Lorde is a young rising singer/songwriter. inspire almost any person who has ever felt a disapproving tinge of annoyance towards the current
state of the music industry. This album is great to revel in during a night of selfevaulation and beer.
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Bates: Catch her if you can Brandon Walton Staff Writer
Red-shirt junior cross country star Emma Bates is perhaps the best athlete on campus. Bates became the first Bronco cross country member to win a conference title in six years. She was also the first Bronco to win a regional cross country championship and was the national runner-up at the NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country Championship—the highest place of any cross country runner in school history. “I was hoping for a great season but I never thought it would be this good,” Bates said. The Minnesota native has been doing cross country for quite some time now. “As a kid I was in a lot of sports but I didn’t find cross country running until 7th grade,” Bates said. “My mom
wanted to wear out some of my energy; I was kinda a hyperactive kid.” Shortly after joining Bates was officially hooked and found her sport. “I just fell in love with it and its just such a relaxing thing for me.” Bates said. “The whole team comradery with cross country is just so much fun and I knew I had found my element.” Bates had to work really hard to get to where she is today. “I was very mediocre in high school and I wasn’t planning on going to a Division I school,” Bates said. “I never thought I would be competitive at the Division I level at all.” Bates, however, did get to compete at the Division I. “I had a connection to Boise State with the cross country coach,” Bates said. “He actually went to my high school and we had the same high school
coach for cross country and he got us in contact.” After her visit Bates knew she had found her home. “I immediately fell in love with Boise State, the city, scenery and the people,” Bates said. “Just everything seemed to fit and I thought this was a great opportunity for me so I took it.” Bates credits much of her success to personal growth. “Having more confidence in myself—the coaches have instilled a lot of confidence in me,” Bates said. “ I have learned how to push myself more and how to step out of my comfort zone a bit more.” Though cross country is a team sport, Bates said she couldn’t have done it without the support of her friends and family. “My team has been very supportive and very encouraging. Having them around me has helped a lot,” Bates said.
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Emma Bates crossing the finish line in first place at the regional tournament. “My family has been a incredible support system. The support system of Bronco Nation is just really really amazing.” Bates has learned a lot this season and knows there is always room for improvement. “I always think that there is
room for improvement. I never think that I am trying hard enough,” Bates said. “I am never satisfied. I think I can always try harder and work harder.” Though she is one of the most successful athletes at Boise State in recent history,
many people don’t know who she is. However, Bates is content to make a difference where she can. “I like to inspire as many people as I can and motivate people as much as I can,” Bates said.
New master’s program introduced
mately three weeks for a decision to be made and the process to take its course. The program is designed so student tuition supports the funds for the program. Idaho State University already has a similar master’s program, Athletic Administration, but the Boise State brand may be what separates it from other possible schools that carry such a program. Freshman physical educa-
tion major Tanner Tallan is interested in joining the program when the time comes. “They have great sports teams like football it’s definitely a good place to say you went and you were a part of that,” Tallan said. The program will likely debut in Fall 2014. The enrollment will try to be limited to 25 at the most, so acceptance will be very competitive.
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Many sports fans dream of being the coach. From the saftey of the couch they know it all. “They should have done this. That’s what I would have done,” they say. However, that’s often as far as it goes. Many have no idea how to even get started. However Boise State is implementing a new master’s program for all prospective students interested in earning their masters in coaching or athletic administration.
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The official title for the program is “Master of Athletic Leadership” where you learn to be an athletic administrator and/or coach. “There is a big push across the country for people to be professionally trained how to be coaches; coaching education is a big focus at a lot of different places,” said Tyler Johnson, director of the program. All students interested in joining this program must have an approved bachelor’s degree and pass the Graduate Record Exam with compe-
tency. Students are encouraged to have letters of recommendation as well. Students will be able to expand their network as they will be surrounded by coaches from the best programs in the country. “You get to rub shoulders with people from athletics and you’ll get to hear from pretty influential people in the world of athletics,” Johnson said. As for the curriculum, it has already been approved. It is likely to be very practically orientated.
“Our goal is to watch you and provide consultation for you in the context of your practicum experience to help bridge the gap that can exist between theory and practice,” Johnson said. “There are 32 credits total. Ten are practical experience and the remaining classes include philosophy of sport and athletic leadership, foundations of sports and sports management.” The program is awaiting the official approval from the State Board of Education. Once the proposal has been submitted it will take approxi-
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You get to rub shoulders with people from athletics and you’ll get to hear from pretty influential people in the world of athletics. —Tyler Johnson
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